tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post5305887470475220935..comments2024-03-29T04:12:48.987+08:00Comments on The Reading Life: Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. ForsterMel uhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-68343788325034948992011-07-23T18:00:30.148+08:002011-07-23T18:00:30.148+08:00Fred-I just complete Passage to India and I agree ...Fred-I just complete Passage to India and I agree totally with your comments-I totally loved it-I liked Where Angels Fear to Tread but I see Passage as on a whole other level<br /><br />Farheen-thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on Forster<br /><br />Thomas-thanks so much for the suggestions-my guess is I will for sure read the other four of his novels, maybe this year-for sure at least 2 more<br /><br />Jenny-thanks very much for your comments-I agree Forster totally brilliant<br /><br />Melisa-thanks very much your comment and visit<br /><br />JoAnn-I am leaning toward Howard's End as my next Forster<br /><br />wordsandpeace-glad you now know about Dailylit.com-it it a great resourceMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-27993026656523043422011-07-21T01:59:57.759+08:002011-07-21T01:59:57.759+08:00I adore Forster's books. This one isn't my...I adore Forster's books. This one isn't my favorite (that would be Howards End), but I tend to enjoy all of his work.Melissa (Avid Reader)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02119628715475021774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-71528678140527854562011-07-19T09:02:05.070+08:002011-07-19T09:02:05.070+08:00I LOVE Forster's novels! Howards End is by far...I LOVE Forster's novels! Howards End is by far my favorite, followed by A Room With A View. I'll also echo Thomas's recommendation for the Merchant Ivory films. A Passage to India didn't do much for me though. Where Angels Fear to Tread is in the tbr pile, but I'll move it closer to the top now...JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-40039545540548061372011-07-19T05:48:19.694+08:002011-07-19T05:48:19.694+08:00This is more as an aside. I just wanted to thank y...This is more as an aside. I just wanted to thank you for mentioning DailyLit, I didn't know that service. I'm using it now to go back to Proust in French, and I use a lot Google Reader, it's just perfect. Thanks. Emma @ Words And Peace<br />http://wordsandpeace.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-73408994336842960972011-07-19T05:47:51.044+08:002011-07-19T05:47:51.044+08:00This is more as an aside. I just wanted to thank y...This is more as an aside. I just wanted to thank you for mentioning DailyLit, I didn't know that service. I'm using it now to go back to Proust in French, and I use a lot Google Reader, it's just perfect. Thanks. Emma @ Words And Peace<br />http://wordsandpeace.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-50881860031691509592011-07-18T08:50:08.765+08:002011-07-18T08:50:08.765+08:00I just finished listening to "A Room with A V...I just finished listening to "A Room with A View". I'll have a review up this week at <a href="http://freelistens.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Free Listens</a>.Sayethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921075981432007616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-89809314016391372902011-07-18T01:22:30.407+08:002011-07-18T01:22:30.407+08:00When I was in my late teens, two of my most-loved ...When I was in my late teens, two of my most-loved books were Where Angels Fear to Tread and A Room with a View. The tragic female characters, love as a motivator, all of this really stuck with me. I recently re-read Howards End, which has one of the most memorable commands in literature - "Only connect!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-36199104569217893652011-07-17T21:25:03.794+08:002011-07-17T21:25:03.794+08:00You started in the right place with Foster. Angels...You started in the right place with Foster. Angels is his first novel and it hints at what is to come. I remember reading this one warm, sunny, spring day while I was in college. And it transported me. At that time I had never been to Italy (never even been on a plane)but Angels really transported me there. <br /><br />If you want something similar but meatier you out to try for A Room With a View (or at least watch the spectacular 1986 Merchant Ivory film--don't bother with the more recent version which is awful). <br /><br />Howard's End and Passage to India are probably his two finest.<br /><br />Maurice is an amazing gay love story that wasn't published until after Forster died.<br /><br />In case you can't tell, I think Forster is brilliant. And to me the overriding theme of all of his books is overcoming convention in the pursuit of truer feelings. With particular attention to the English class system.Thomas Hogglestockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14284352537015457974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-60177498855856562912011-07-17T18:15:56.640+08:002011-07-17T18:15:56.640+08:00I read both novels last year. Where Angels Fear to...I read both novels last year. Where Angels Fear to Tread is a novel filled with surprises. It shows the snobbish side of the English people and the portrayal of rural Italy is done superbly.<br />A Passage to India is, I believe, one of his best works. Maurice comes a close second and you must read both. The intricacies of the relationship between the English, Muslims and Hindus during the British Raj are splendidly woven into the story. I managed to get the movie, made by David Lean, and am now searching for the BBC Series.Farheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573835329559419583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023956444265128672.post-71901734659940387592011-07-17T13:00:16.700+08:002011-07-17T13:00:16.700+08:00Mel u,
I haven't read this novel, but I have ...Mel u,<br /><br />I haven't read this novel, but I have read _A Passage to India_ and _Howards End_. I thought _Howards End_ to be a decent read. <br /><br />However, _A Passage to India_ is an extraordinary novel. It's hard to believe he wrote both novels.Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10233846613173866140noreply@blogger.com